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Emerging Deal Could Deliver Solar to 250 Million in Sub-Saharan Africa
A quarter of a billion Africans could be provided with solar power from the desert, claim organisations behind a new partnership in the Sahel ... -
Distributed Renewables Need Greater Emphasis for Rural Electrification
Distributed renewable energy sources continue to get short shrift in governments’ rural electrification planning, despite rapid technological advances that have made smaller-scale projects an ... -
Mastercard Solar Payments System Could Serve 625 Million Off-Grid Users
Two of the world’s biggest credit card companies are amping up their renewable energy footprints, with Mastercard offering a cheap solar payments option for ... -
Rise of Renewables, Absence of Markets Impede Growth of Small Modular Reactors
Arguments that the future of nuclear fission lies in the development of small modular reactors ignore both the rise of renewables and the reality ... -
Private Equity Giant Sends Surge into U.S. Microgrid Market
Washington DC-based private equity goliath Carlyle Group’s entry into the microgrid business could help standardize the technology and position the industry for rapid growth, ... -
Microgrid Could Have Prevented 11-Hour Power Outage at World’s Busiest Airport
An 11-hour pre-Christmas power outage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport had grid resilience specialists asking a tough but obvious question: Why didn’t the world’s ... -
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Renewables, Storage, Microgrids Hold Out New Possibilities for Puerto Rico
Renewable energy technologies are at the centre of a US$17.6-billion, 10-year “build back better” strategy being put forward for Puerto Rico’s shattered electricity grid, ... -
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Developing Countries Can Get Renewables Now, Rather Than Waiting Decades for the Fossil Grid
Rural and vulnerable populations in developing countries can benefit now from decentralized renewable energy, rather than waiting years or decades for expensive connections to ...
